Noun
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a doubled or long consonant
"the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
Verb
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arrange or combine in pairs
"The consonants are geminated in these words"
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arrange in pairs
"Pair these numbers"
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occur in pairs
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form by reduplication
"The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"
"The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"